A Bangor teenager who desecrated a borough church's creche early this year was sentenced to one year probation today in Northampton County Court.

Elizabeth Bossert was sentenced to probation for vandalizing this baby Jesus figurine from Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bangor.The Express-Times | ANDREW GEORGE

Elizabeth Bossert, 19, admitted she removed a figurine of the infant Christ from the nativity of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and drew devil horns, the stigmata and a symbol of anarchy on it with a red marker. She also wrote "I am the antichrist" on the statue's front and "Demonization is religious persecution" on the back with the number 666, police records show. The defaced religious figure was found hanging from a tree on the church's property Jan. 3.

Bangor police received several tips identifying Bossert and two juveniles as the vandals, but she eventually told authorities she acted alone in the crime, police said. Bossert originally hoped to enter a first-time offender program, but District Attorney John Morganelli rejected the application, said defense attorney Matthew Goodrich.

"She accepted responsibility for it and she wants to move forward," Goodrich said Monday night.

As part of a plea deal, Bossert pleaded guilty to criminal mischief in return for authorities dropping one count of institutional vandalism, court records show. She must also pay back $200 for the damage done to the figurine, records show.